I SHOULD HOPE SO / NOT

Meaning of I SHOULD HOPE SO / NOT in English

I should hope so / not | so I should hope

( informal ) used to say that you feel very strongly that sth should / should not happen :

'Nobody blames you.' 'I should hope not!'

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULD — (Verb) angay;kinahanglan;pangay g'yod
English-Visayan vocabulary
HOPE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Franklin John Hope Good Hope Cape of Hope diamond {{link=Hope Bob">Hope Bob Leslie Townes …
Английский словарь Британика
SO — I. (|)sō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _sə adverb Etymology: Middle English so, sa, swa, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOPE — I. ˈhōp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian; akin to Old Frisian hopia to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOULD — Etymology: Middle English sholde, from Old English sceolde, scolde; akin to Old High German scolta owed, was obliged to, had …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOULD — (imp.) Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of …
Английский словарь Webster
SHOULD — ( imp. ) Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — so 1 /soh/ , adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOULD — /shood/ , auxiliary v. 1. pt. of shall . 2. (used to express condition): Were he to arrive, I should …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOPE — — hoper , n. — hopingly , adv. /hohp/ , n. , v. , hoped, hoping . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — I. ˈsō, especially before adj or adv followed by “that” sə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOPE — I. ˈhōp verb ( hoped ; hop·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopian; akin to Middle High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOULD — verbal auxiliary, past of shall Etymology: Middle English sholde, from Old English sceolde owed, was obliged to, ought to Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SO — conj provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. 2. so ·adv it is well; let it be as …
Webster English vocab
SHOULD — impf of shall. 2. should ·impf used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, …
Webster English vocab
HOPE — noun a small bay; an inlet; a haven. 2. hope ·noun a sloping plain between mountain ridges. 3. hope ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SHOULD — [should] [ME sholde, fr. OE sceolde owed, was obliged to, ought to] past of shall (bef. 12c) 1--used in auxiliary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOPE — [hope] vb hoped ; hop.ing [ME, fr. OE hopian; akin to MHG hoffen to hope] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOPE — in Christian thought, one of the three theological virtues, the others being faith and charity (love). It is distinct from …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOULD — should strong form BrE AmE ʃʊd , occasional weak forms ʃəd ʃd, ʃt (!)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SO — / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ adverb , conjunction , noun ■ adverb 1. so ... (that) ... | so ... as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULD — / ʃəd; NAmE ; strong form ʃʊd/ modal verb ( negative should not , short form shouldn't / ˈʃʊdnt; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOPE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — I. so 1 S1 W1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swa ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOULD — should S1 W1 /ʃəd; strong ʃʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form shouldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOPE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. should) past of SHALL, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, esp. with the reported element in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOPE — n. & v. --n. 1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SO — adv. & conj. adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. should) past of SHALL, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, esp. with the reported element in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOPE — n. & v. n. 1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SO — 1. adv. & conj. --adv. 1. (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent …
Oxford English vocab
SHOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. should) past of SHALL, used esp.: 1. in reported speech, esp. with the reported element in the …
Oxford English vocab
HOPE — n. & v. --n. 1. (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Oxford English vocab
SO — Usually pronounced /soʊ/ for meanings 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 17. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Should' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOPE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Should' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULD — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES should have known ▪ I should have known it wouldn’t be easy. should know …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOPE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chance/hope/possibility of escape ▪ The river offered our only hope of escape. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULD — (REASON) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] he/she/it should - used after 'why' when giving or asking the reason for …
Cambridge English vocab
HOPE — [verb]If you hope for something or hope that something will happen, you want something to happen and usually have a …
Cambridge English vocab
HOPE — n. Cape of Good Hope Franklin John Hope Good Hope Cape of Hope diamond Hope Bob Leslie Townes Hope
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOPE — Synonyms and related words : acceptation, acception, ache for, acquiescence, ambition, anticipate, anticipation, approach, ardor, aspire, aspire to, assumption, assurance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOPE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOULD — See ↑ IF 1, ↑ SHOULD/OUGHT TO 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ I should think • ↑ ought to be/should be …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOPE — INDEX: 1. to hope that something will happen or that something is true 2. what you say when you hope …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOPE — See ↑ HOPE 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a glimmer of hope/a ray of hope • ↑ I hope not • …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOPE+ — < language , functional programming > An extension of Hope implemented in the Alvey Flagship project at Imperial College . …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
HOPE — < language > A functional programming language designed by R.M. Burstall, D.B. MacQueen and D.T. Sanella at University of Edinburgh …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SO — I conjunction 1 BAD : He hadn't taken any warm clothes with him so that he felt cold. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHOULD — modal verb 1 BAD : I have friends who should love to stay at home, but they have to go …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HOPE — verb 1 BAD : I hope that one day things would change. GOOD : I hope that one day things …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SO — 1. нареч. 1) настолько, столь; так, до такой степени She is so beautiful. ≈ Она так красива. 2) так же, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOULD — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) гл. 1) а) вспомогательный глагол; употребляется для выражения будущего действия в придаточных предложениях, когда глагол главного …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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